Caplans syndrome epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Caplan syndrome is very rare in the United States. Incidence is currently 1 in 100,000 people but is likely to fall as the coal mining industry declines.